Articulated eyes for automatons.



M. GERBERQ. ARTICULATED EYES FOR AUTOMATONS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 10, 1918- Patented Jan. 14, 1919.

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To all wltomit niay concern:

Be itknown that I, MORRIS GERBERG, a

citizen of the United States, residing in the city of New York, countyofNew York, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Artlculated Eyes for Automatons, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description.

ThlS'lIlVBIltlOll relates to improvements in dolls and particularly to the eyes, the

principal object being to provide a pair of eyes capable of rolling in different directions, closely simulating the appearance of the natural movement of'human beings in opening, closing and rolling. from side to side spontaneously upon moving the doll body into difie'rent positions.

A .further object is in the provision of simple but efi'ective means, arranged inte riorly of the head structure, which operate the eyes automatically. f A i still further object is to provide a mechanism, upon which the eyes are Socured, that can be easily and quickly dismounted or assembled within the hollow head structure, thereby enabling the eyes to be changed, if desired, at any time.

Other objects are to rovide mechanism that is not readily liab e to become disarranged or damaged, even if subjected to severe handlin as is likely to be accorded by a child, an .being actuated by the natural force of avity, is positive in operationand ca ab e of continuous service.

These an other like objects are attained by the .novel construction and combination of parts, elements and rinciples hereinafter ful y described and s own in the accompan ing drawing,-'forming a material part of t is disclosure, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective'viewshowing the exterior of a dolls head having eyes moved by gravity in any direction.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevational view of the same showing an articulating mechanism made in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showin the articulating mechanism as dismounte The head and. upper part of the bust of the'doll are made m two shell-like sections,

Specification of Letters Patent.

respectively rear and front, the latter being formed and shaped to correspond with the features of a human being in miniature, concavo-convex in cross section and imperforate except for the eye openings 10 formed brows 12. 1

Secured by solder 13 or other fastenings in theconcavity of the forehead 14:,central of the shell, is a thin strip 16 of resilient material having a downwardly extending,

curved 'flat portion 17 and'separated from it, by shearing, are side elements 18 formed with curved engaging loops 19, open toward the plate portion 17, and in the plane of the eye openings 10, the foregoing constituting,

in eflect, a spring clip or bracket by which the eyes and their actuating mechanismare sup orted.

he eyes 20. are shaped from sheet metal ends of the lower lugs 21 is a link 25, Caneing the eyes to move in unison.

Firmly engaged centrally of-the spindles are sleeves 28, and passing diametrically through the sleeves and spindles is a rod 30, having fixed collars 31. adapted to make contact with the outer edges of the side ele- Pivotally connecting the extreme outer Patented Jan. 14, 1919. Application tiled May 10, 1918. Serial No. 233,882. r

'at each side of the nose 11 below the r ments 18,, when the rod is engaged in the loop 19. the rod being pressed easily into place therein or. removed therefrom by springing the elements 17 and 18 in opposite directions. I i

To o e of the sleeves 28 is secured a wire lever 33 bent to extend rearward and downward and terminating in a weight 34. by which the opening or closing action of the similar manner when the eye is rolled downwardly.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a ractical and eflicient mechanism has been 'sclosed the construction and use of which will be clear to those familiar with the art.

Having'thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In movable eyes for dolls the combination with a hollow head having eye openings, of eyes suited thereto, mountings permltting said eyes toturn on vertical and horizontal axes, means for actuating said eyes, and a spring clip in said head engageable with said mountings.

2. In movable eyes for dolls, the combination with a hollow head having eye openings and a pair of eyes, of pivotal supports on which said eyes may move in a horizontal plane, a single transverse pivotal support on which the first named supports are mounted permitting said eyes to move in a vertical plane, connections between said eyes whereby they are compelled to act in unison, and means for detachably engaging. said support within said head.

3. In movable eyes for dolls, the combinationwith a hollow head having eye openings and a pair of eyes, of pivotal supports on which said eyes operate in a horizontal plane, a single transverse pivotal support on which the first named supports are mounted permitting said eyes to move in a vertical plane. means limiting the movement of said plane,

eyes, and means fixed in said head adapted to resiliently engage said transverse support.

4. In movable eyes for dolls, the combination with a hollow head having eye openings and a pair of eyes suited thereto, of pivotal supports on which said eyes may move in a horizontal plane, a single transverse pivotal support on which the first named supports are engaged permitting said eyes to move ina vertical plane, means for actuating said eyes, and a resilient clip bracket fixed in said heads adapted to engage said transverse support.

5. In articulated eyes for automatons, the combination with a hollow casing representing a head and havin eye openings, of a spring clip bracket fixe in said casing, a pair of semi-spherical eyes suited to the mentioned eye openings, opposed lugs formed with the rear edges of said eyes, spindles pivoted in said lugs permitting said eyes to move in a horizontal plane, a support rod in which said spindles are mounted permitting said eyes to move in a vertical connectionsbetween said eyes whereerate ih unison,

b they are compelled to o y with said rod a weighted lever engage whereby said eyes are moved on their horizontal axis and means formed in said bracket receptive of said rod.

. MORRIS GERBERG. 

